DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/04/2003 Duedate: 06/17/2003
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-438
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FINN
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3719) [13-7-1,94]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FINN HUNTERSTOCK
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) VITAL BRAWL (332)
(35-3719) [13-7-1,94] (35-3667) [2-2-0,47]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BRAN AP CADAL BRAN AP CADAL
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3713) [15-6-1,80] (35-3713) [15-6-1,80]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 54
2. VITAL BRAWL (332) 16 THE BEARS (253)
3. PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 0 Unchartered Team
4. THE BEARS (253) -6
VITAL BRAWL (332)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*VITAL BRAWL (332) 5 3 0 62.5 1/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 7 5 1
2/ 3 THE BEARS (253) 286 220 17 56.5 2- 2 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 3 3 0
3- 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 38 34 1 52.8 3/ 4*VITAL BRAWL (332) 2 1 0
4/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 388 591 16 39.6 4/ 1 THE BEARS (253) 2 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
>)]H[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #61 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(<
Ibizond, Korga, and in between:
Aghtamar and Zilla had argued with Fist of Kjarran, but not for long. After
all, someone to play bait WAS needed, and he WAS a Lord Protector and therefore had
guaranteed resurrection.... The Murskan, Cadal, suggested that they all get a good
night's sleep here in Ibizond, look over the area where they wanted to set their trap
tomorrow by daylight, and then run the bait tomorrow night. This seemed such a
sensible suggestion that Aghtamar hesitated to accept it; there was sure to be an
unpleasant catch in it somewhere. But Zilla was for it, and even Fist, not one to
wallow in luxuries, agreed, so she shrugged and nodded.
They stayed at the inn where they'd eaten, the Red Cow, and it seemed to
Aghtamar that the night was endless. She dozed and woke and dozed and woke and it
was still dark. Maybe the sun had forgotten to rise. Maybe she was caught in some
magical time loop. Maybe she was worrying too much. Maybe she had insomnia. She
rolled over and thumped her pillow and tried to go to sleep again. Really asleep
this time. But there were so many things that could go wrong....
By the time morning came--reluctantly, with lots of clouds and a cold, damp
wind--Aghtamar was a rag. Squinting at the imperfect mirror in the small bedroom,
she amended that to a depressed, grumpy rag. Or hag. The kind of rag or hag that no
right-thinking gladiator would want as a companion on an adventure. She was going to
be as second-rate at adventuring as she had been in the arena. She was just working
up a really good depression when Zilla pounded on the door.
"Come on," Zilla urged, bouncing on her toes once the door was opened. "The
guys are waiting."
"Maybe it would be better if I didn't--"
"They're WAITING for us, Aghtamar. Come ON." Zilla grabbed her arm and dragged
her out into the inn's tiny hallway. "I kind of LIKE having a couple of men waiting
for us," she confided. "Even though Cadal is OLD, he must be forty or even FIFTY,
he's a very HOT-looking old man...."
At that, Aghtamar laughed. "I didn't know you had a thing for older men,
Zilla!"
"Well, he's a Lord Protector, so he won't get any older than he IS, after all,
and I bet he knows lots of INTERESTING things." She glanced sideways at her friend.
"I bet he knows some men he could introduce to you."
"Uh...Zilla, I'm not really looking for--"
"You should be. It's great exercise!"
"Zilla!"
"Jack told me to watch out for you," Zilla said. "He likes you. I like you.
Lots of people like you. He was, we were all worried you might get depressed again.
You take things too seriously, Aghty."
"'Aghty'?"
"What kind of nickname would YOU suggest I make out of Aghtamar? Why you ever
let your folks--or Jack if it was him--saddle you with such a mouthful of a name...."
Zilla squinted at her thoughtfully. "Maybe I'll call you 'Sunshine'. Would that be
better?"
By this time, they had arrived at the ground floor, where Fist of Kjarran and
Cadal were, indeed, waiting. "I've got horses for us all," Cadal said the moment
they appeared, "and lunches packed. Let's go, we're burning daylight here."
*** ***** *** ***** ***
Basically, the part of the Traders' Road that ran between Ibizond and Korga was
just like the parts between Korgan and Malcorn and between Ibizond and Murska.
Unpaved, rutted, hilly, muddy in the low spots, with trees crowding close on both
sides most of the way. Many of the steepest hills had been cut down to make the
grade easier, with the road passing through dirt-walled notches--great places for an
ambush, as Fist of Kjarran observed cheerfully.
Cadal nodded, but he looked gloomy. "Great places," he agreed, "but our killer
doesn't use 'em, mostly. Out of the dozen we think are victims of the same killer,
only two were attacked at a road cut like this." He looked up at the steep, muddy
banks with their shaggy topping of brush and sighed. "One in six isn't significant.
That would be too easy. Our killer doesn't seem to need ambuscades."
"But we do," Zilla said. "So, which ones do you favor, and how do you expect us
to get the killer to attack Fist where we're watching?"
"There is no way," Aghtamar muttered.
"Sure there is. Fist sets out in a group--say four people--from Ibizond about
sunset. As he approaches the spot we've picked as best for our purposes, the other
three turn back, leaving him to enter the target zone alone. So far, the killer has
never attacked a group as big as four, and besides, we can probably get enough out-
of-work gladiators from Murska, gods know there are plenty of them, to do the escort.
But my figuring is that he won't be attacked till he's alone. And if he gets beyond
the optimum area without an attack, he turns and comes back, and if he gets all the
way back through it without being attacked, we join him and call it a night and go
back to Ibizond."
"I wouldn't like to go back to the inn and leave a job undone," Fist of Kjarran
protested.
"But doing the job needs the cooperation of our killer, so we're not totally in
control of that," Zilla pointed out. "This sounds like a decent bet. Let's do it."
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 466): TREMERE of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 464): TONY THE TIGER of ARENA FELINES II (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 460): DIRT KNAP of UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 460): BUBU of GEN KHAN (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 458): BONEY OLD BEHIND of KINDRED OF KAOS (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 457): NUTT BRITTLE of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 228): NIGHTSHADE of CRYPT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 449): MR. YUCK of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 226): SARCOPHAGUS of ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 446): LIGHTNING of HARBINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 444): RYANATOR of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 437): KING BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 400): FLYING MARMOSET of KORGAN CRUSADE (Jack Wolfspider)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 203): DEBBIE DAHMER of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 198): RING D'BELL of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 185): DR. NO-NOOKIE of MASTER BLASTERS (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 325): NESSUS of ACT OF MALICE (Carnage, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 305): VLADIMIR TALTOS of BLACK PEARL (Dr. Guts, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 133): PUNCH DRUNK of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 350): STEVE DALLAS of BLOOM COUNTY from NIYTYOLE ISLAND
(Rillion, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 466): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 464): ARENA FELINES II (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 460): UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 460): SILK AND STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 458): SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 457): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 228): FLOWER HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 449): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 226): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 446): FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 444): PATH OF THE BLADE (Vhagar, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 437): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 400): THE FAMILY (Don John, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 203): MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 198): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 185): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 325): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 305): FAVORITE GUYS (Obscure Source, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 133): DRAKE'S TELEVISION (Drake, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 350): MEOW MIX, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 464): TONY THE TIGER of ARENA FELINES II (Garfield, mgr.)
(turn 463): MIDNIGHT DANCER of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 460): BUBU of GEN KHAN (Technogeek, mgr.)
HU MI of GEN KHAN (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 458): BONEY OLD BEHIND of KINDRED OF KAOS (PTFT, mgr.)
10-11-8-15-17-14-9ST of KINDRED OF KAOS (PTFT, mgr.)
(turn 457): LAWN DART GOALIE of SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 457): NUTT BRITTLE of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 228): NIGHTSHADE of CRYPT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
(turn 227): WIMPY WIND of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 225): DROSS of SOLIPSISM II (Abdiel, acting mgr.)
VE of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 436): JELIAH BIGABO of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 400): FLYING MARMOSET of KORGAN CRUSADE (Jack Wolfspider)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 197): INSOLENT IDIOT of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait, mgr.)
ESPRESSO of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 185): DR. NO-NOOKIE of MASTER BLASTERS (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 133): KAMIKAZE of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
(turn 132): UU DOEWANAKNO of DRAKE'S LODGE (Drake, mgr.)
LACONIC LEMON of GARDEN GUMBIES (Firehawk, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! Nothing is certain in MURSKA, with changing
loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--CHILDREN OF LLYR.
Practice pays for BRAN AP CADAL, who pummelled KHALHUMS DWARF, to pocket 18 points.
In MURSKA, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new
Duelmaster, FINN. So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and
challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
And how sociable are MURSKA's warriors? Come, let us see. To quell some nasty
rumors, the guys in CHILDREN OF LLYR are not carrying any incurable diseases. No
need to avoid 'em. The warriors of CHILDREN OF LLYR found their efforts at combat
frustrated as THE BEARS apparently had more important things to do than fight.
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FINN 3719 13 7 1 94 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRIGIT 3718 13 7 0 88 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
BRAN AP CADAL 3713 15 6 1 80 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
KING BEAR 3629 8 2 1 72 THE BEARS (253)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NOMAR ELS 3272 6 5 1 59 EASTERN HORDE (313)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CRUEL THUNDER 3306 4 5 0 52 EASTERN HORDE (313)
HUNTERSTOCK 3667 2 2 0 47 VITAL BRAWL (332)
-DINGO 3716 5 5 0 40 THE BEARS (253)
-LOCO 3677 5 3 0 35 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MOUNTAIN QUAM 3327 4 1 0 34 EASTERN HORDE (313)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SAGE 3495 2 0 0 26 VITAL BRAWL (332)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GWALCHMAI 3749 4 1 1 23 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-MOZART 3756 1 0 0 22 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748 3 2 0 11 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-SHINER 3499 1 1 0 8 VITAL BRAWL (332)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DOG 3754 0 1 0 THE BEARS 253 MISTRESS SHA'TYIR 23 438 NONE
FREAK 3686 3 4 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 347 BRAN AP CADAL 3713 434 NOT REVE
PERSONAL ADS
Jeliah Bigabo -- At least you're leaving. Go to Free Blades and write no personals
there, for a change. -- Brigit
King Bear -- Well, I didn't want to be Duelmaster anyway. -- Bran ap Cadal
Dingo -- I thought you were a dog, not a bear. Guess I was wrong. -- Finn
Hunterstock -- Elucidate, please, the inner history and significance of your name, so
I can make stupid word-plays with it. Thank you. -- Gwalchmai
Papa Bear -- Hard luck on avoiding us, but there's nobody else active in your range.
-- Jorja, Children of Llyr
10 May 2003
To All -- Fellow managers, I humbly request your help. My team (Ex Oblivione) was
started in Monuntial (DM 34) back in '92. They were active for seven months. I have
lost all early traces of them. If any of you can help with copies of relevant
newsletters or, if you fought one of my warriors, copies of the fights, I would
greatly appreciate it. I only have one of my original warriors left from the early
team now active in DM 60. You can diplo me with any info here in the wonderful city
of Aradi. Thank you in advance. -- Enigma, manager Ex Oblivione
15 May 2003
Assurnasirbanipal invites all to use his computerized warrior management tool. The
program is the most extensive management tool ever created. It was meant to run on a
PALM OS PDA, but will run (emulated) on a PC or MAC. You can get this program on the
web at: http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir
27 May 2003
A note to everyone regarding manager names and manager lists -- If you're running a
team incognito, all you have to do is let me know and I won't put your name on any
manager lists. It has seemed though, that more people want their names listed, even
if they do not announce themselves, than the other way around. Also, I do maintain
the list more or less by hand and errors do creep in. You have but to say I've made
an error and no one will be the wiser (except thee and me, of course). -- The Saint,
keeper of lists
30 May 2003
Duelmasters Friends and Friendly Foes -- I am returning to the United States for the
summer. Please direct any Snailmail to:
Devon Hagy
Open Skies Ministries
Att: Hammer
1515 E 7th St
Okmulgee, OK 74447
USA
Bro De is the founder and president of Open Skies Ministries [Prison Ministry] and a
newcomer to the world of Duelmasters. We minister together when I am in the area.
See you on the sands!
-- Daryl P Holloman aka Hammer
Flower Hammerz DM 28
Casino Hammerz DM 33
Fish Hammerz DM 54
3 June 2003
The Company of Brothers want to take this opportunity to formally introduce
ourselves to all players. Our play is NOT based on smack, rudeness, or anything less
than fair play (well...as fair as it gets!) and improving the knowledge base of the
game and the sharing of experimentation and information. We are not concerned with
personal politics, ideals, etc. We are players who enjoy the game.
Currently, our membership includes:
Asmo Dius, Baphomet, and Fahkry.
We wish to welcome our newest member...Suiside. May the gods smile upon you and
victory rest well on your team. Any who wish to join us may contact one of our
members for info.
4 June 2003
ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE
The last Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse was one of the closest and most exciting
contests ever held in Alastari. Such an epic demands a sequel. Therefore, Master
Darque and Jack Wolfspider are pleased to announce the return of the Stormcrowe
Slaughterhouse.
Where? Stormcrowe DM 45 (slow). When? The Slaughterhouse returns on Turn 207,
due August 19. How can you get into the action? Bring a team (one per entrant
please) to arena 45 and announce your intention to join the contest in the Personals.
Rules: This time around the rules are very simple. Each warrior win against a
higher rated opponent (one or more points higher in the ratings) brings you 10
points, against even rated opponent 7 points, lower rated 5 points. Wins against
NPCs or by a warrior who downchallenges are worth 0 points. Points are doubled for
kills. All warriors in the arena whether participating in the Slaughterhouse or not
are fair game. Points are totaled weekly, and the contestant whose team has racked
up the most points at the end of 10 turns is declared Slaughterhouse Champion.
Prizes: To be announced; we're still talking with RSI about it. Figure it will
be something pretty good. But hey, who needs prizes when the honor of being
Slaughterhouse Champion awaits!
More info: Master Darque, MasterDarqueDM@aol.com, or Jack Wolfspider,
russtulp@aol.com. Or diplo Darque Forces (428) or Dynastic (433) in Arena 45.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DOG was butchered by MISTRESS SHA'TYIR in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
KING BEAR was vanquished by FINN in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
BRIGIT savagely defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute bloody fight.
BRAN AP CADAL viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute brutal veteran's fight.
HUNTERSTOCK devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
GWALCHMAI overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 12 - 2 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 8 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 7 - 1 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 16 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 6 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 438 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK FINN 3719 13 7 1 94 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
AIMED BLOW BRIGIT 3718 13 7 0 88 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
LUNGING ATTACK BRAN AP CADAL 3713 15 6 1 80 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BRAN AP CADAL 3713. The most popular warrior this
turn was BRAN AP CADAL 3713. The ten other most popular fighters were BRIGIT 3718,
HUNTERSTOCK 3667, FINN 3719, GWALCHMAI 3749, DOG 3754, KING BEAR 3629, 0, 0, 0,
and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was KING BEAR 3629. The other ten least popular
fighters were DOG 3754, GWALCHMAI 3749, FINN 3719, HUNTERSTOCK 3667, BRIGIT 3718,
BRAN AP CADAL 3713, 0, 0, 0, and 0.